Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Been working on shifting stuff around in the house all day to make space to put all furniture and appliances in one room (now THAT'S going to be interesting) in preparation for the floor refinishing and wall painting that's coming up. Can't wait for it to be done, but the prep is just about killing me.
i s'pect they do it just for the shock value ..
Dinner tonight at Chez Sodonewithsal was crabmeat mac and cheese.
sodone , crab mac n cheese . sounds good .
i dont have lovers kaz , i have so many BS screening devices in place that most women cross the street when they see me -- good , i dont have time for pretentious s*it .
now i wear bandanas on my boot tops to keep the sawdust out of em . THAT makes the dumb ones scratch their heads ..
gosh , im going to bed . a headache for 11 weeks straight from this d*mn hepc treatment .
we can still have sex if we keep it down with all the loud obscenities , i suppose .
shhhh..
may as well sleep in the brine crock with the kraut , same effect on your body ..
Strawberries should start next week I have them covered to prevent the robins from picking at them. Still under the weather so eggs, sausages and toast for supper. last night I coughed so much my gag reflex kicked in and there went supper. not coughing as much today but really tired. Dad got to bed by himself ok last night which was good.
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Sides were 3 roasted veggies: wedges of onions in olive oil/smoked paprika, new potato wedges in olive oil/dill and parsely, asparagus in olive oil/lemon pepper and Parmesan cheese.
For dessert we had sorbet in fruit shells (lemon or small pineapple). If you shop at Costco look for these. Perfect portion size, pretty presentation, and not too sweet.
What is your goulash like? That terms means so many different things in different parts of the country. I'm curious what yours is.
I have a gift card for Macys. I will use it to buy the basic cooking utensils - like the thermometer, cutting board, grater, strainer (collander)... I don't even have a blender. And I have no plans to buy one. I have a feeling I will never aspire to be an enthusiastic cook like you all. All I want is a real quick and cheap meal.
Dinner tonight was suppose to be the canned chicken noodle soup I bought yesterday. I have diarrhea for the past few days. I'm allergic to mango. We have two trees that produces 2 different types of huge mangos - Hayden and Carabao. I was really really good at not eating any mango this season. Until 3 days ago... That large mango kept calling me every time I passed it on the dining table. I finally cut it up, and only gave dad about 1/5 of it. Ahem... I ate the rest. It was sooooo good going down with a dip made of salt and tabasco drizzled on top. I woke up the next morning, rushing to the bathroom. Ears ringing, stuffed up nose, having the runs... So, I bought chicken noodle soup because it's bland. Except when I came home, sis opened the can and ate it.
So, tonight was the Lean Cuisine chicken fetuccine. For desert, Mocha Almond Fudge ice cream, added some chocolate fudge and since I was still hungry - Cheetos Crunchy potato chips. I wonder if my stomach can handle more ice cream before bedtime? FYI, I told sis not to touch my ice cream.
What's yours like?
Hubby eats in about two minutes what it takes twenty minutes to prepare, a bad habit from summer camp and boarding school, where the fastest eaters got seconds and the rest were SOL.
My boring dinner tonight was salmon steak and brocolli and no icecream! tummy gone down alot so worth starving for! still moody and want to kill someone but have to look at the positives no tummy!! Chromium works wonders for sugar cravings as havnt been tempted but its easy to be healthy when the sun is shinning rain next week so have to stay motivted. Poor cat was just out of sorts too hot for him he wouldnt even let me pet him and is crying all over the place but he finds his little cool spots hes so clever dug up the earth in the garden to get to the cooler soil and sat there nearly joined him! Yep when the sun shines here life is so good you forget about your troubles as we only get about one or two weeks a year if we are lucky!!
I want some rhubard chutney that sounds devine a great idea with pork or any meat really i must get the recipe!
I once went to dinner at the home of a college professor from Hungary. She served us goulash. OMG -- it was NOTHING WHATSOEVER like anything called goulash around here. It was chucks of tender beef and tons of onions and quarts of paprika. It was served (if I remember correctly) over some kind of an egg noodle.
Interesting how that food name got to have so many meanings.
Recently at the nursing home the aide was asking for my mother's lunch order. She described a ground beef dish with tomato sauce and macaroni. My mother just looked confused like she couldn't imagine what that would be. I told her "goulash" and she ordered it! :D
I had to have a dinner that I could mostly make ahead and throw together at the last minute. I made my standard tuna ring salad -- macaroni rings, tuna, hard cooked eggs, mayonnaise, celery, chopped apple, green onions, diced cheddar cheese, and frozen tiny peas. It is a summer comfort food! I have a fish-shaped glass dish that I use only for this salad, and I got it out. We also had the first sweet corn of the year, a fruit plate, and hot-out-the-oven popovers.
im good here . our first mission meal was some delightfully fried chicken livaars . lol
skinnin a** for chicago as soon as things settle here . gotta see some grandkids .